With so many variables in play — Will the Affordable Care Act ultimately prove detrimental to Democrats' professional health? Who will independent candidates caucus with on Capitol Hill? How long (and how many runoffs) before we divine the next Senate majority leader? — one might be tempted to grab a drink, catch a movie and perhaps wait for “The Daily Show” recap on Wednesday, rather than suffer through umpteen hours of wall-to-wall news coverage.

All the Busboys and Poets locations in the area will host midterm watch parties beginning at 7 p.m. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., is scheduled to take in the scene (think: drink specials, TVs tuned to cable news feeds and lively political discussion all around) at the flagship location.

Former Republican National Committee chairman and current Senate hopeful Ed Gillespie hunkers down with House hopeful Suzanne Scholte and members of the Fairfax County Republican Committee and 11th Congressional District Republican Committee to learn their collective fates. Interested parties can sign up via Eventbrite.

“Address provided upon RSVP,” is all the information provided on the insider-y invite to an evening at the D.C. home of Mr. and Mrs. Farm-to-Table dining . A Pingree aide told HOH the congresswoman merely donated the use of her dwelling; she plans to spend election night in Maine.

Per hotel staff, D.C. Republicans can unload their coats and register for the evening’s festivities in the Studio Space of the W beginning at 6:30 p.m. They’ll be able to ride up to the famed POV rooftop lounge promptly at 7:30 p.m., where they’ll be treated to open bars and passed hors d’oeuvres.

RNC staff will try and digest the evening’s happenings from within their sanctuary. Chairman Reince Priebus, who is also scheduled to participate in the election night broadcast of "The Daily Show" at 11 p.m., is expected to give media an update around 10 p.m.

“We want to invite you to join with like-minded conservatives to watch the results as the Republicans take control of the Senate and elect a Republican governor in Maryland,” AIM Chairman Don Irvine says online. Interested parties can sign up via Eventbrite.

An event promoter suggested that food and drink specials would be available, but did not specify what goodies would be provided. Former Blue Dog Democrats/current Center Forward figureheads Robert E. “Bud” Cramer of Alabama, John Tanner of Tennessee and Baron Hill of Indiana typically attend such functions “when they are in town,” an aide explained. No current members are expected to appear. Interested parties should RSVP to april@center-forward.org.

Charles Allen, the Democrat vying to replace his boss, outgoing Councilmember Tommy Wells, as the voice of Ward 6 has arranged to have results from the D.C. Board of Election live-streamed at the Barracks Row watering hole. Team Allen is expected to kick it live on the second floor of the bar.

What Election? Politics not really your thing? There are plenty of opportunities to get away from it all.

Grocery giant Harris Teeter moves into the Navy Yard neighborhood, throwing open the doors to its new 50,000 square foot location and offering a “Taste of Teeter” showcase of in-house products (long live free samples!).

Team BYT is urging attendees to gird their loins for skeeball, mini golf, musical chairs and “physical challenges.” Patrons can also participate in the #FINDARANGER contest , the winner of which gains entrée into the “Ultimate Ranger Banquet” on Dec. 3 at a super secret location somewhere in D.C. Interested parties can sign up via Eventbrite.

The traveling dining club settles in for a five-course cook-off ($50 per person) in Shaw. Think: Sriracha lobster, filet mignon with wilted greens, and shrimp and crab étouffée, all prepared by competing local chefs. Interested parties can sign up via Eventbrite.

Offering a taste of this LGBTQ group’s impromptu “takeovers” — “We recreate the comfort of being at a gay bar everywhere we go. For one night only.” — for the uninitiated. Interested parties can sign up via Eventbrite.